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008 110419s1997 nyu 000 1 eng
020 $a0385488300 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)36085175
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm36085175
035 $a(NNC)8622528
035 $a8622528
040 $aNNC$cNNC
050 4 $aPS3569.H742$bD68 1997
100 1 $aShriver, Lionel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86006080
245 10 $aDoublefault :$ba novel /$cLionel Shriver.
246 18 $aDouble fault
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bDoubleday,$c1997.
300 $a317 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $a"Uncorrected proof."
500 $aBarnard Library copy: Barnard Alum Collection.$5NNC
520 $aAn ardent middle-ranked professional tennis player, Willy Novinsky, meets her match in Eric Oberdorf, the handsome rogue she drubs in a pickup game in Riverside Park. Eric is charmingly gracious in defeat, and his casual confidence takes her in. Low-ranked but untested, Eric, too, aims to make his mark on the international tennis circuit. Willy beholds compatibility spiced with friendly rivalry, and discovers her first passion outside of the tennis court. They marry.
520 8 $aConjugal life starts well on the Upper West Side. But animated shoptalk and blissful lovemaking soon give way to full-tilt competition over who can rise to the top first. Driven and gifted, Willy maintains the lead until she rips her knee ligaments in a devastating spill. While Willy recuperates, her ranking plummets - just as her husband's career takes off. Eric becomes the upstart darling of the tennis circuit; Willy founders, plagued by injury and self-doubt.
520 8 $aDue to her anguish at falling short of a lifelong dream, Willy's devotion to her husband grows tragically twisted with resentment of his success.
655 7 $aLove stories.$2gsafd
655 0 $aTennis stories.
852 00 $bbar$hPS3569.H742$iD68 1997